The Drinking Gourd

Name: The Drinking Gourd
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.5 (6 reviews)
Author: F. N. Monjo
ISBN: 9780061669224

Author: F. N. Monjo

Narrator: Rick Adamson

Unabridged: 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/08/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction, Beginner Readers, Historical Stories, African American & Black Stories

Synopsis

The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the underground railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party -- or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?

About F. N. Monjo

The late F. N. Monjo, author of The Drinking Gourd, wrote two other popular I Can Read Books: Indian Summer, illustrated by Anita Lobel, and The One Bad Thing About Father, illustrated by Rocco Negri.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mr. Cody on January 18, 2020

An excellent teaching tool. 1st-3rd grade.......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on April 30, 2020

It is a beautiful moving story of the Underground Railroad told by a young white child’s perspective. I wish it just had a little more detail.......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on March 30, 2016

Great story to help teach kids about the evil of slavery and the moral courage of the men and women who opposed it. I read it to my children, ages 5-8, and they were genuinely engaged by it.......more

Goodreads review by Prabhat on April 15, 2022

The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Rail Road (I can read Level#3) by F.N. Monjo, Illustrator Fred Brenner- Children’s Illustrated Colour Picture Book- The book narrates the story of an Afro-American who has run away from Carolina and plans to reach Canada following Stars of the Big Dippe......more

Goodreads review by Paxton on March 31, 2020

This is a wonderful historical piece for children. Writing about themes of slavery is difficult especially in a children's book. F.N. Minjo does an incredible job bringing slavery and the Underground Railroad to life. This book is about Tommy Fuller growing up where his parents are a stop of the Und......more